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Parrots love heavy metal

Lead is believed to taste sweet to the native forest parrots, kaka, and the birds are known to chew on lead roofing nails and flashings.

Can we avoid an udder disaster?

Dairy farming is as much a part of Kiwi culture as enjoying our beautiful lakes and rivers. But is this ballooning industry destroying our waterways? Melinda Williams investigates.

Bees and B-S

Seriously? Seriously?

Palm oil petition sent to MPs

A New Zealand group called Unmask Palm Oil has presented a petition with 7400 signatures to parliament as part of their drive for compulsory labelling of palm oil in consumer products.

Call for more 1080

Forest & Bird has backed up a call by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, to increase use of the controversial poison 1080 in New Zealand.